Chasing the Flying Snail (Irish Railway Photographers) - Softcover

Burges, Anthony

 
9781904242512: Chasing the Flying Snail (Irish Railway Photographers)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1904242510 ISBN 13: 9781904242512
Verlag: COLOURPOINT, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

In the 1950s, the railways operated by Coras Iompair Eireann (CIE) were more like a working museum rather than a state-owned railway. The vintage coaches and life-expired locomotives were part of the charm of the Irish system and attracted numerous railway enthusiasts. Tony Burges visited many parts of the network during trips in 1953 and 1957, and captured CIE operations at locations such as Rosslare, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Tralee, Dromod, Portarlington and Dublin. He not only photographed the rolling stock but also the stations, many of which have long since disappeared or been converted to other uses. This book, the first in the new series, contains 54 high-quality black and white photographs, all reproduced at 8 inches (200mm) wide.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Although English by birth Tony Burges has Irish family connections; his grandfather was from Tralee. He was very active as photographer of UK & Irish branch line railways in the period 1951 - 1959. He studied transportation at graduate school at Northwestern University, Chicago and photographed railways extensively in the United States. He later worked for the Canadian government as Transport Policy Advisor, Dept of Finance and Director General, Grain Transportation and Handling. He is now semi retired and devoting time to writing railway books.

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Verlag
COLOURPOINT
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1904242510
ISBN 13 
9781904242512
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
64
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